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Japan’s scams are evolving fast — here’s how they target you in 2025.

Phone scams. Fake police. QR-code swaps. Marketplace traps. Job offers that turn you into a mule. Japan’s fraud landscape has changed fast, and criminals are targeting seniors, foreign residents and tourists with new tactics that don’t require foreign or Japanese language skills.

This episode of Japan Today Spotlight breaks down Japan’s most common scam methods, how they work and the steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones in 2025.

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⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Japan’s scams
00:53 How classic scams work
02:47 Celebrity impersonation scams
03:53 Fake police scams
05:03 Scams targeting foreigners
05:44 Who are the scammers?
06:27 Protecting older relatives
09:07 Online and cashless risks
09:34 Outro
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🔗 Japan Today sources:
📌 Elderly people's assets a prime target for latest scams
-- https://japantoday.com/category/featu...

📌 Japan's elderly the target of all kinds of scams
-- https://japantoday.com/category/featu...

📌 Police warn public about surge in scam calls using police station number on caller ID
-- https://japantoday.com/category/crime...

🔗 External sources
📌 National Consumers Affairs Center of Japan
-- https://www.kokusen.go.jp/

📌 National Police Agency site on fake cops
-- https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/safetyli...

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